Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2003-09-21 entitled "A Promise Full of Potential: All Things Are Yours!", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Community Of Faith. Scripture references: Jeremiah 29:4-14; I Corinthians...

Michael Alioto was born in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. Despite having a college deferment, he received a draft notice in 1969, and rather than argue the issue, he decided to go into the Army anyway. Despite his high test scores, he was trained as an...

Ana Encarnación is from the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico and describes growing up there in the late 1930s and 1940s. She arrived in Chicago in the 1950s, settling in Old Town, along the border dividing Old Town from neighboring Lincoln...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2003-05-11 entitled "And the Greatest of These is...", on the occasion of Mother' Day, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Love As Seeing The Sacred In Others; Mothers" Day. Scripture...

Antonio López grew up in the Logan Square Neighborhood of Chicago and heard about the Young Lords early in life, as his parents are activists. Mr. López is also active in various projects and community organizations. He is of Mexican descent and...

Dennis Bassett was born in 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school in 1960, Bassett decided he wanted a different direction for his life, so he enlisted in the Army. After completing both his basic and advanced training at...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1997-01-19 entitled "Beyond Reason: Discovery in Worship and Mission", on the occasion of Epiphany, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Community of Grace, Pluralism, Inclusive,Epiphany....

Miss Blake was a Radcliffe graduate and taught school at Union High School for 34 years. Miss Blake met both Woodrow Wilson and Howard Taft at the Lady’s Literary Club. She also worked in the 1912 National campaign for women’s suffrage movement.

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2009-05-24 entitled "Can the Eagle and the Dove Fly Together?", as part of the series "A Reflection on the Way of Jesus and a Nation' Imperial Designs", on the occasion of Memorial Day Weekend, at...

Paul Ceton was born in 1946 in Muskegon, Michigan, and was drafted in 1966. Following a year of training at Fort Hood in Texas, Ceton deployed to Vietnam as part of the 198th Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division. Ceton fought in Vietnam for...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Speeches

A speech given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 3/27/2014 entitled "Citation & Response On Receiving the First Sylvia Kaufman Interfaith Leadership Award", on the occasion of First Annual Interfaith Leadership Dinner, at Grand Valley State University....

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2010-07-14 entitled 'do We Need a New American Dream?", on the occasion of Lakeshore Interfaith Community, at Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges. Scripture references: Matthew 5:38-48; Romans 12:1-2,...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2001-03-18 entitled 'do We Need God To Be Good?", as part of the series "A Fresh Look At an Ancient Story", on the occasion of Lent, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Compassion;...

George Dorman was born in Manistique, Michigan, in 1930. He grew up in Manistique and enlisted in the Air Force in 1948. Over the course of twenty years he was deployed to Guam, the Panama Canal Zone, Texas, French Morocco, Michigan, New York,...

Richard Dorsey was born in 1946 in Gary, Indiana. After graduating from high school and briefly attending college, Dorsey attempted to the join the Air Force, who denied him because of a bad knee, although the Army eventually drafted him. Following...

Ron Dykstra was born on July 6th, 1948 in Holland, Michigan. Following graduation from high school in Grandville, Michigan, Dykstra received his draft notice in 1968 and reported in 1969. After completing his basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky...